added 2007 Fri May 18 12:30:38 by populist
America's largest corporations' overseas subsidiaries are booming even as their American operations stagnate. General Electric expects more than half its revenue this year to come from outside the U.S. for the first time.
America's largest corporations' overseas subsidiaries are booming even as their American operations stagnate. General Electric expects more than half its revenue this year to come from outside the U.S. for the first time.
added 2007 Sat Mar 24 11:31:19 by _kam0_
Home Depot salesclerks get about $8-$10 an hour for lifting heavy objects and running around the floor all day with no tips while its departed CEO got $210 million bonus for sinking the value of the company's stock.
Home Depot salesclerks get about $8-$10 an hour for lifting heavy objects and running around the floor all day with no tips while its departed CEO got $210 million bonus for sinking the value of the company's stock.
added 2007 Sun Feb 18 6:35:44 by Spadecaller
Globalization is a battering ram for Western corporations. And even when the consequences are literally life or death, companies are eager to utilize the World Trade Organization for their limitless hunger for profits. Greed knows no limit for some corporations. Even when it involves the lives of millions.
Globalization is a battering ram for Western corporations. And even when the consequences are literally life or death, companies are eager to utilize the World Trade Organization for their limitless hunger for profits. Greed knows no limit for some corporations. Even when it involves the lives of millions.
added 2007 Fri Jan 19 15:24:07 by Bkumm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major corporations are joining environmental groups to press President Bush and Congress to address climate change more rapidly, news reports said on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major corporations are joining environmental groups to press President Bush and Congress to address climate change more rapidly, news reports said on Friday.
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 0:40:48 by Neophile
Corporations are the only legal subjects whose nature propels them to seek personal gains rapaciously, with little sympathy for moral complexity – and whose unchecked power and influence mean the most successful ones can often do so with something resembling impunity.
Corporations are the only legal subjects whose nature propels them to seek personal gains rapaciously, with little sympathy for moral complexity – and whose unchecked power and influence mean the most successful ones can often do so with something resembling impunity.
